In an earlier post, Hilary Young and I outlined our proposal to the Law Commission of Ontario (LCO) for reform of intermediary liability and the meaning of publication in defamation law. Read the rest of this entry »
Are we asking too much from defamation law? Reputation systems, ADR, Industry Regulation and other Extra-Judicial Possibilities for Protecting Reputation in the Internet Age: Proposal for Reform – Emily Laidlaw
22 11 2017Comments : 2 Comments »
Tags: Emily Laidlaw, Law Commission of Ontario, Online Court
Categories : Canada, Legal, Libel
Report to the Law Commission of Ontario: Internet Intermediary Liability in Defamation – Proposals for Statutory Reform – Emily Laidlaw and Hilary Young
19 11 2017The Law Commission of Ontario (LCO) is in the midst of a project to reform defamation law in light of the internet age. As part of its work, we were commissioned to write a paper with recommendations for reform on the topic of intermediary liability and the meaning of publication in defamation law. Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: Emily Laidlaw, Hilary Young, Law Commission of Ontario
Categories : Internet, Libel
New Book: Regulating Speech in Cyberspace: Gatekeepers, Human Rights and Corporate Responsibility – Emily Laidlaw
2 10 2015
New technologies have changed the way we communicate challenging traditional structures of speech regulation. In the internet context, the transnational, instantaneous nature of communications makes it difficult for governments to directly control the information that enters and leaves a country. Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: Cyberspace, Emily Laidlaw, Internet
Categories : Academic, Legal
